Motor Cyclists Support Road Safety Campaign
The Clarence River Motor Cycle Club has decided to co-operate with the N.S W. Auto Cycle Union in a road safety campaign…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Railways, roads & transport
Railways, roads & transport, 1948
510 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 2 of 26
Grasshoppers Delay Passenger Train
TAMWORTH, Tuesday.-- The grasshopper plague resulted in the Barraba passenger train arriving at Tamworth three hours 20…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Victorian Govt. Likely To Take Over All Motor Transport
MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--Facing the prospect of a general transport strike, the Victorian Government is expected to assume extraordinary powers over public and private transport in an Emergency Bill to be introduced in Parliament…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Train Smash In Canada
MONTREAL, Thurs.(A.A.P). Nine persons were killed and 56 injured, four seriously, when a Canadian National Railways…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →B. Mills To Train Sir Ian
Prominent Grafton mentor, B. Mills, has taken over the training of Sir Ian, a promising maiden galloper which went wrong in his preparation last…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Road Grant For Clarence Shires
Over £10,000 has been allocated to Clarence River local governing bodies from the Commonwealth Aid Roads Fund to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →£1,900 Road Grant For Nymboida Shire
UNDER the Commonwealth Aid Roads and Works Act, Nymboida Shire will receive £1900 for minor and developmental roads in the shire. Council had applied for £3000. This was stated in a letter…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Tram Dispute Ends, Men Back on Job
MELBOURNE, Fri.-- Tramway workers agreed this afternoon by 3000 votes to six to the terms of the settlement in the Melbourne tramway strike. Men will return to work as from the first all-night tram to-night…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Motor Boat Club Speed Boats in To- Day's Races
The Clarence River Motor Boat Club will commence the season with a four- r programme this afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Stoppage In South Aust
ADELAIDE, Sun.--Railway services in South Australia Will stop for 24 hours from midnight tonight, following a break-down of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Cyclist Problem On Clarence Bridge
The Department of Main Roads advised Grafton Council last night that the footway on the Clarence River bridge was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Shunter Charged
Arthur Neville James Fitzsimmons, 31, railway shunter, of Grafton, appeared in the Grafton Court of Petty Sessions…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Mechanics Wages
CANBERRA, Tues.--Wages of approximately 20.000 motor mechanics in N.S.W. were increased to £84 a week under…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Claims Roads Worse Than 40 Years Ago
COFF'S HARBOUR. Wednesday.--Primary producers in the Upper Orara district claim that reads in that area are in a worse condition now than they were 40 years ago, and attribute the cause to neglect…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Railway Charge
An executive officer of the A.R.U. branch at Grafton yesterday said that a man changed in the Grafton Court of Petty…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Carr's Creek Bridge Work To Commence
Work on the Carr's Creek bridge should commence with in a week, said the engineer the Copmanhurst Shire Council…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bridge at Bellingen
BELLINGEN.-- Bellingen Shire Council has instructed its engineer to prepare as soon as possible, rough estimates of the cost…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →One For The Road
What kind of book would you like, Mrs Smith? Some thing light? It doesn't matter. I have…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →New Bridge Proposed For Bellingen
Bellingen Shire Council has decided to make full investigations into the matter of replacing the North Bellingen bridge, washed away two…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Miniature Train Installed at Park Beach
Great activity was in evidence at Park Beach on Sunday when some members of the Park Beach Trust, with assistance from other public…
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